Once again  it was such a pleasure to participate in this years Help-Portrait in Las Vegas, Help- Portrait is held each year the first Saturday in December. It is a world wide event started by Jeremy Cowert, the amazing photographer and humanitarian and Kyle Chowning. The event takes place throughout the US as well numerous countries around the world.

Help -Portrait provides a way to give back to your local community, as the mission statement explains, by GIVING, not taking a picture of those in need. For our local Las Vegas Help Portrait event again this year,  super talented hair and make up artists  gave the full treatment and photographers  provided portraits for the beautiful young people from the Shannon West Homeless Youth Shelter. A  DJ  supplied the music as a  much appreciated backdrop for the day.  We all had a great time filled with plenty of smiles, laughter and hugs.

Here are some behind the scenes images as well as a some of my many favs of my portraits from the day of these amazing young people.  

Learn more about Help-Portrait

Learn more about the Shannon West Homeless Youth Center , this site also includes a “Wish List” for the center.

above all, love.